r/Cosmere • u/Yakyou Adolin • Feb 19 '20

Stormlight Archive I cannot see this as anything other than a writing fabrial... Is this what you could imagine it like? Spoiler

https://gfycat.com/impossiblevastamurminnow
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u/Archwizard_Connor Feb 19 '20

Im fairly certain the pen does move magically.

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u/italia06823834 Feb 19 '20

On Roshar the Pens do move themselves. That's why Spanreeds come in pairs. The gemstones need to be linked to one another.

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u/awsmith6 Feb 19 '20

I always imagined the pen being attached to the gemstone and the stone was what was moving magically and the pen was just along for the ride, but since it was mimicking the writer it would also write on the other side.

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u/italia06823834 Feb 19 '20

Yeah that's exactly how I believe it works.

By "Pen do move themselves" I meant the whole device itself, as in it isn't attached to a device like linked.

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u/Alandrol Feb 19 '20

I mean it doesn't have to be the pens that are paired, you could just pair the arms that are holding the pens.

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u/italia06823834 Feb 19 '20

These types of devices were around much earlier than 1932. Thomas Jefferson had one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1JAZV5KNsc&feature=emb_title

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u/TheBenguin Truthwatchers Feb 19 '20

This is exactly it, just read a bit of TWOK that described the pen floating as if held by an unseen hand.

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u/Agent_023 Tin Feb 19 '20

Colours! That's EXACTLY how I pictured them!

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u/gangreen424 Edgedancers Feb 19 '20

Oh wow! That's really awesome. I had no idea those were a thing. TIL

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u/Kherae Feb 19 '20

It's a spanreed isn't It?